GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

 General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. All residents of Greater Winston-Salem are invited to join us. General Meetings are held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street (just off Silas Creek Parkway via the Bolton Street exit) at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except August and December.

Presenters: Julie Kolischak, freelance producer / writer / artist, from the Winston-Salem Writers

On Poetry in Plain Sight

            Winston-Salem Writers is a group of writers who write fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry, and who care about the art and craft of writing. They offer programs, workshops, critique groups, open mic nights, web-based writing, contests and writers’ nights out, as well as a weekly newsletter. They welcome writers and poets at any stage of their art – from beginner to published author – and they welcome non-members to their meetings, contests and newsletter.

            Professionally, Julie specializes in projects for Corporate Communications, as well as Field Production for outside companies. She is the Program Chair for Winston-Salem Writers’ premier community initiative, Poetry in Plain Sight. Julie will discuss the origins of Poetry in Plain Sight and give an overview of its growth since its beginning in January 2013, its unique impact upon the community, and its ability to attract writers and their organizations statewide to Winston-Salem.

            Poetry in Plain Sight brings poetry to downtown Winston-Salem. Four poems are chosen each month and displayed on posters in sixteen shop windows throughout Winston-Salem’s Arts District and downtown. Poetry in Plain Sight also extends the Word Up! Program that the late Rodney Holman, a prime mover of Poetry in Plain Sight, created for Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) buses. In 2014, Winston-Salem Writers received an Innovative Projects Grant from The Art’s Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County to place posters in all WSTA buses as an extension of the current Poetry in Plain Sight program.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: May 2014

Please RSVP for all events. Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact Dolores Rider, Membership Coordinator, for additional information at 336-245-8406 or doloresrider60@gmail.com.

BOOK CLUB – Monday, May 5, at 10AM to discuss Molokai’i, by Alan Brennert.

EVENING CARDS – Wednesday, May 7, at 7PM.

BRIDGE – Thursday, May 8, at 12:30PM; no Bridge Lite is scheduled for May.

WINE GROUP – Saturday, May 10, at 7PM.

BOARD MEETING – Tuesday, May 13, at 10AM.

LUNCH GROUP – Thursday, May 15, at 11:30AM.

CRAFTS GROUP – Friday, May 16, at 10AM

GALLERY GROUP – no scheduled gallery tour in May.

DAY CARDS – Thursday, May 22, at 1PM.

GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. All residents of Greater Winston-Salem are invited to join us. General Meetings are held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street (just off Silas Creek Parkway via the Bolton Street exit) at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except August and December.

Presenter: Clyde Fitzgerald, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.

            Second Harvest Food Bank is the premier hunger relief organization in its 18-county service area and is part of Feeding America’s national network of food banks. Clyde has been involved with Second Harvest Food Bank since its founding in 1982. For over 26 years he served the organization as board member, fundraiser, community advocate, and – for three separate terms – as board chair. He assumed his current position with Second Harvest Food Bank in October 2008. Clyde is also a retired senior executive of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company where he enjoyed a long and successful career.

            Clyde has a long history of community service and leadership with a variety of organizations. He has served on the boards of Prodigals Community, a drug and alcohol recovery program, and the North Carolina Stroke Association. He’s in his 26th year as a board member of Piedmont Opera where he has served three different terms as board chair. Clyde has also served as a trustee of Salem Academy and College, the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Forsyth County. He has been an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for 42 years.

            Clyde has been an active Rotarian in Puerto Rico, Canada and in Winston-Salem where he’s currently a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. Clyde was honored by Rotary International by being named a Paul Harris Fellow for his extensive community service activities. He is an honor graduate of the University of Georgia and a Vietnam-Era veteran of the US Air Force.

            Clyde and Carol, his wife of more than 48 years, have three grown children and five grandchildren.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: March 2014

Please RSVP for all events. Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact Dolores Rider, Membership Coordinator, for additional information at 336-245-8406 or doloresrider60@gmail.com.

BOOK CLUB – Monday, March 3, at 10AM to discuss The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.

EVENING CARDS – Wednesday, March 5, at 7PM.

“CASINO NIGHT” SOCIAL – Saturday, March 8, at 7PM.

BOARD MEETING – Tuesday, March 11, at 10AM.

BRIDGE – Thursday, March 13, at 12:30PM.

LUNCH GROUP – Thursday, March 20, at 11:30AM.

GALLERY GROUP – Friday, March 21, at 11:30AM.

BRIDGE “LITE” – Wednesday, March 26, at 1PM.

DAY CARDS – Thursday, March 27, at 1PM.

GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 

General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. All residents of Greater Winston-Salem are invited to join us. General Meetings are held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street (just off Silas Creek Parkway via the Bolton Street exit) at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except August and December.

General Meeting Bad Weather Policy: In the event of bad weather, we follow the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School policy: If school is on a two-hour delay, we will meet at the regular time; if school is cancelled, then our meeting is cancelled.

Presenters: Hubert and Marcia Barney, Clemmons NC, on “Ballroom Dancing”

Hubert and Marcia began to ballroom dance “much later than they should have”; it took Marcia five years to convince Hubert to give it a try. Once they took their first lesson 15 years ago, no further persuasion was needed on her part. They have been ballroom dancers ever since and have been teaching ballroom dancing for almost a decade. Dancing is a daily activity that helps keep them fit physically, mentally, and emotionally.

            They are active in many community and dance organizations and are both past presidents and board members of Piedmont NC USA Dance—a chapter of the national USA Dance organization. A non-profit, volunteer organization, it is composed of ballroom dancers who love to dance, and take delight in sharing the experience with others interested in dancing. Membership in Piedmont USA Dance is open to persons of all ages. Local USA Dance members range in age from 14 to 85. Their dance experience covers an equally wide span. Some members are beginners; others have been enjoying ballroom dancing for decades. The chapter meets on the fourth Sunday of each month for a Ballroom Sunday dance at The Jerry Long Family YMCA in Clemmons NC.

             For our program, the Barneys will tell us a little about ballroom dancing, give a short demonstration, and teach us a few dance steps.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: February 2014

Please RSVP for all events. Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact Dolores Rider, Membership Coordinator, for additional information at 336-245-8406 or doloresrider60@gmail.com.

BOOK CLUB – Monday, February 3, at 10AM to discuss Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

EVENING CARDS – Wednesday, February 5, at 7PM.

WINE GROUP – Saturday, February 8, at 7PM.

BOARD MEETING – Tuesday, February 11, at 10AM.

BRIDGE – Thursday, February 13, at 12:30PM.

LUNCH GROUP – Thursday, February 20, at 11:30AM.

GALLERY GROUP – Friday, February 21, at 11:30AM.

DAY CARDS – Thursday, February 27, at 1PM.